Cross-rein buckle.



E. L. INGALSBE GROSS REIN BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 25, 1913.

1,104,673, Patented July 21, 1914.

. v I Gbbmug proved buckle without the straps.

EDWARD L. INGALSBE, 0F HARRISON, NEBRASKA.

CROSS-REIN BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21,1914.

Application filed J anuary 25, 1913. Serial N 0. 744,215.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, E ARD L. INoALsBE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Harrison, in the county of Sioux and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cross-Rein Buckles, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cross rein buckles, and has for one of its objects to simplify andrimprove the -.construction and increase the efliciency and utility of devices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed device which may be applied to the drive reins of an ordinary harness without structural change in the harness, and which may be adjusted as required.

With these and other objects in View the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claim, and in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention Figure 1 is a plan view of the outlines of portions of a double harness including the driving bits, the drive reins and the cross reins, illustrating the manner of applying the improved buckle device. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of tlIiPe imig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the parts shown in Fig. 2 with a portion of one of the drive reins and a portion of one of the cross reins arranged therein.

Corresponding and like'parts are referredto in the following description and indicated in all the views of thedrawings by the same reference characters.

In Fig. 1 of the drawings is shown portions of a conventional harness in outline including the bits 10-11, the drive reins 12 and the cross reins 1311 with the improved buckle connected between the driving rein and the cross reins.

The improved buckle is formed in two frame portions, a relatively long frame portion for receiving the cross rein which comprises side members 15l6 spaced apart, a forward transverse memberl? and a rear relatively heavy transverse member 18. The sides 1516 are bent intermediate their ends and connected at the bend by a cross bar 19 upon which a buckle strap engaging tongue 20 is mounted to swing with its terminal bearingnpon the forward transverse member 17 Extending from the rear transverse member 13 are open loops 21 spaced apart, the loops being narrower than the frame wherebylateral stop shoulders are produced and spaced from the loops, as shown in Fig. 2. The short frame portion of the device is designed to receive a drive rein and comprises side members 2223, a forward end member 24 and a rear end member 25 and a transverse bar 26 intermediate the ends of the sides 2223, the sides 22-23 being bent in substantially the same manner as the sides 15-16 of the cross rein receiving frame and limited in their movement in one direction by the stop shoulders 28.

The cross bar 26 is designed to be received within the loops 21 of the cross rein re ceiving frame, the loops being closed by the blow of a hammer or other suitable implement. Mounted for rotation upon the bar 26 between the loops 21 is a strap engaging tongue 27, the free end of the latter tongue bearing upon the terminal member 25 of the frame.

One of the improved buckles will be employedat each inner end at the cross reins of their junctures with the drive rein 12, and the drive rein passed beneath the terminals 24:25 and over the loops 21 and engaged by one of its apertures with the tongue 27, and by providing the usual plurality of apertures in the reins the smaller frame may be adjusted longitudinally of the drive rein to any required extent. The cross reins 13l1'are passed respectively beneath the terminals 17-18 of the longer frame and over the cross bar 19 and engaged by one of its apertures with the tongue 20, and by providing a plurality of the apertures the cross reins may be adjusted as required.

The billet of the driving rein passes beneath the crossbar 24:, and the latter is maintained by the stop shoulders 28 constantly spaced from the cross line receiving frame." Thus all cramping of the billet is avoided, while at the same time the latter is left free to be released when required. By

' this simple means it will be obvious that the cross reins are efiectually coupled in position relative to the drive reins and may be adjusted to any required extent.

The improved device is simple in construction, may be inexpensively manufactured of any required size, and plated,

frame at one end and of less Width than the frame, whereby lateral stop shoulders are produced, a tongue swinglng upon said bar, and another frame lneluding a transverse bar and engaged by said loops in position to bear against said stop shoulders and limiting the movement of the last-mentioned frame in one direction and a tongue swinging upon the transverse bar of said last mentioned frame.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDVJARD L. INGALSBE. [L. s.] Witnesses: I ALBERT L. SOHUN R,

THEO. OKUBLADE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0! Patents. Washington; D. C." 

